Matchpoint Of Our Love


Original Album
M.I.U. Album
Written By
Brian Wilson/Mike Love
Produced By
Al Jardine and Ron Altbach
Lead Vocals
Brian
Recorded On
Fall/Winter 1977
Length
3:27
Notes
  • This song is quite frankly, bland. It sounds like an Eric Carmen throwaway.
  • Brian's lead vocals on this track sound better than they do on 15 BIG ONES and LOVE YOU.
Lyrics
It's been a long, long while
Since we've been strung out on love
And there's no mask of a smile
That can hide what we're thinkin' of
From your heart I hear
Only distant echoes of empty love
I guess this must be the matchpoint of our love

Early in the game when you broke me
Just like a serve (matchpoint matchpoint)
We shoulda walked off the court
But we both didn't have the nerve (matchpoint matchpoint)
So we volleyed a while with small talk
And a smile and as push comes to shove
I'd say this must be the matchpoint of our love

No one ever held me the way you did
No one could ever love me the way you did
How could love slip away from me?

In life's lonely game love too often
Can let you down (matchpoint matchpoint)
And tho' no one's to blame
Love is stil the only game in town (matchpoint matchpoint)
When it's love's last play you can only say by the stars above That this
must be the match point of our love

Da da da, da da da da da da (matchpoint matcpoint)
Da da da da da, da da da da da da (matchpoint matchpoint)
Da da da da da, da da da da da da (matchpoint matchpoint)
Da da da da da, da da da da da da (matchpoint matchpoint)

(Oooooooooo)
(Oooooooooo)
(Oooooooooo)
Chords
(original key: Ab)


..................Gmaj7.....................................................................F#m7
It's been a long, long while since we've been strung out on love
.........................Gmaj7.......................................................................F#m7
And there's no mask of a smile that can hide what we're thinkin' of
...................Cmaj7................................................Bm7
From your heart I hear only distant echoes of empty love
.............Am7...................................................Bm7/E...Am7/D
I guess this must be the matchpoint of our love

.........Gmaj7..............................................................F#m7
Early in the game when you broke me just like a serve
.....................Gmaj7.....................................................................F#m7
We shoulda walked off the court but we both didn't have the nerve
...........Cmaj7.......................................... ...............................Bm7
So we volleyed a while with small talk and a smile and as push comes to shove
............Am7...................................................Bm7/E...Am7/D...G
I'd say this must be the matchpoint of our love

G/D...D.....G/D..D..C6
No one e--ver held me the way you did
G/D...D.............G/D..D..C6
No one could e-ver love me the way you did
Bm7/E.............................................Em7
How could love slip away from me?

..............Gmaj7.......................................................F#m7
In life's lonely game love too often can let you down
....................Gmaj7...................................................................F#m7
And though no one's to blame love is stil the only game in town
.................Cmaj7........................................................Bm7
When it's love's last play you can only say by the stars above
........Am7....................................................Bm7/E...Am7/D
That this must be the match point of our love


Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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